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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Review: "Dead Island: Riptide" (2013) "Hopefully I Won't See You On The Island....."


By: Adam Zimmerman
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When Dead Island: Riptide was first conceived, it was originally planned as a large expansion of the original. When it got too large for an expansion, they decided to make a full-blown sequel.

Because it started as an expansion, it does feel very much like the first game. It feels so much like the original that even the bugs from the first game return for the sequel.


Not everything is the same as the original though. A new character, John Morgan, has been added to the group. He’s a melee fighter, which fills the void between Sam B, the blunt weapon expert, and Logan Carter, the throwing expert. I really enjoy playing as John. He has sprinting kicks that send zombies flying, plus he lets you live out your Wolverine fantasies with his awesome deadly metal claws. He also has a very useful ability that sometimes, when you are very low on health, will let you, instead of dying, regain some of your health instead.


Also different in Riptide is the locale. In the original Dead Island, the game was split up into four sections. There was the resort, the city, the jungle, and lastly the prison. This time around, it’s just all tropical island. It’s a little like the island from Far Cry 3, except with no animals and a whole lot of zombies.


On the gameplay front, most of it is exactly like Dead Island. New to this game are defense scenarios. Basically you have to set up a bunch of defenses like fences and barricades, as well as traps, and survive several waves of zombies.

 They can be pretty fun, especially when you can coordinate your defenses with your friends. It also pays off this time around to try and focus on one type of weapon, whether it’s blades, firearms, etc. Beyond being able to just level up your individual weapons, you can now level up your skills with the different weapon types.

 For firearms it may mean being able to hold a little more ammo, or for blades it could be less stamina used per strike. It’s nothing major, but it does give you a small reason to focus on certain types of weapons.


Normally I am a story guy. Most of my favorite games are games with the best stories. Luckily for me, I don’t play Dead Island for the story. It’s not the worst I’ve ever encountered, but I wouldn’t call it very good either. Cut-scenes and the story are delivered using the in-game engine, which makes some straight to tv movies look like Alfred Hitchcock’s best.


Despite all the new stuff, as I mentioned earlier, Riptide suffers from some of the same bugs as the first game, plus has a few new ones to boot. The enemy AI is still shoddy sometimes. A zombie might spends a few minutes trying to tear down your defenses, only to have them just walk away aimlessly when the barricade comes down. The frame-rate in Riptide is also occasionally worse than the original. Throw an exploding barrel into the middle of a large group of zombies and watch frame-rate slow down to about 2 frames per second.


For those that played and enjoyed the first game, you will be happy to know that you can carry your character over from the first game into Riptide. You won’t be able to keep your equipment, but your level and all you skills will transfer over. If you had maxed out your character in the first game, you don’t have to worry about not being able to improve your character at all. The level cap has also been raised to 70, which is 20 more than the original.

New upgrades have also been added to each character as well. If you were a lower level character, or you want to play as someone different this time around, the game will still start you with 15 skills points to assign as you choose.

I should also point out that you didn’t need to have finished the first game with your character to be able to transfer them over to Riptide. Even if you are only a level 5 and played the first game for an hour and a half, they can still be carried over.


I was lucky enough not to experience almost any of the glitches during my time with the game, but they have been reported by many others. At it’s best, few games can match the brutal feel of combat and the levels of co-op fun that can be found in Riptide. At it’s worst, it can turn into an annoying, though still entertaining glitch fest.


Our Honest View gives Dead Island: Riptide an 8 out of 10. While a very fun game, especially with friends, technical glitches and a pretty weak story keep it from greatness. If you liked the first game, or love killing lots of zombies, I highly recommend getting this game. If you did not like the first game, then nothing in Riptide is going to turn you into a major fan.

Replay Value: Moderate


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Monday, April 29, 2013

Update: BREAKING NEWS: Regal Cinemas Pull Iron Man 3 Marketing!


By: Gabriel Roderick
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Update: Regal Cinemas WILL in fact be doing a special opening of the Film this Thursday @ 9pm only for 3D then of course regular show times will follow on Friday. Wonder who cracked!

Original Story: The fight between Walt Disney Studios and movie theater chains over how to split revenue from ticket sales for the much-anticipated Iron Man 3 is turning into trouble. 


I personally don't understand why the fight seeing as the movie could and probably will gross over a billion dollars. It's freaking Iron Man were talking about.

This is the stepping stone between Avengers 1 and 2 and not only that the director Shane Black who is a fan of Nolan's Dark Knight series.

Those Batman films grossed millions to billions of dollars, it's a recipe for success. However a battle over ticket sales seem a little ridiculous.

Regal Entertainment who has over 7,000 screens in over 500 locations has removed all marketing for the movie, said a worker who asked not to be identified. They were told just to remove marketing and not told why at first but later were given a reason.

Fandango still shows cinemas playing the movie starting next Wednesday but there from theaters that aren't own by the three big players; Regal, AMC and Cinemark.

According to many sources and from trying to purchase tickets for the film Regal and AMC Entertainment decided to stop selling advance tickets claiming that Disney was seeking an even large take of the box office revenue at about 65% which is up almost 15% from the norm.

This seems pretty achievable though for Iron Man to help produce these funds. Still it's up in the arm for advance release and future release of this movie. I figured just China would be the only place boycotting the film, not the US. Kind of ironic seeming the overall tone of the film.

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720: 22 Days Left?

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By: Jared Collings


Microsoft
So with the Xbox event coming up on May 21. Many questions have arisen.

Will Xbox be headed in the direction of the Zune?

Will Microsoft offer a merger with Sony or Nintendo?

Will Steam be incorporated in a new console?

In just a few short weeks all these questions and more will be answered.  Especially what the name of the console will be. However what we know is online only AND no used games. What's been rumored is raise in price for games and micro-transactions and of course the DAMN name.

I thought I would take the time to go over the good the bad and the ugly on Durango or 720 or what ever they are going to call it. Actually I saw great guess on Reddit saying it will be Xbox infinite. Which I think fits pretty well but who knows. How can you have a 720 which is TWO circles that's just a dumb name.

Surprisingly they're announcing this in late May just a few short weeks before E3. So I can't see to much being revealed and just teasing the massive fan groups. Microsoft has truly lost the rights to future Halo games being Microsoft only seeing as Bungie has gone cross consoles. All they really have left is Forza, Gears of War and Fable though you can play Fable on PC. With games like Killzone and Drive Club being revealed for PS4 I don't think many of us will miss these Microsoft Studio titles.






With Steam eventually coming to consoles like the Ouya, Steam has mentioned that they wouldn't be on Microsoft consoles if anything Wii U and PS3/PS4. Value games on 360 now like Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 will loose their spunk if I can play my PC version on another console.


Okay lets start with the good. They are switching to blu-ray finally. I really need to complete my porn collection. Ha who pays for that anymore.

 But the will get rid of two disk games. Which is sad because when you opened a game and saw two disk you knew you were in for a ride. I am going to miss that. It's a some trade off from having to install disk two and realizing you have a 4GB Xbox and yeah that sucks no DLC for you.


They also will be releasing a new Kinect which I was a huge fan of it is one of the most innovative pieces of tech in a long time. Its great to see them try and improve it. I wand to learn piano on my Xbox make it happen! I do have to say that there are rumors that it will always be connected. Couple That with the fact that they can monitor the feed from them that some real big brother stuff. But still maybe its the aliens beaming there demon voices in my head while I sleep. Lets just hope for the best on the that.


There is a lot of bad news. According to the leaked dev kit photos all games will be full installed on the hard drive. Which I personally have gone through 4. So I don't really like that to much. But what really gets me is that they are also going to bump up the price to 70 bucks a game. Now that is a lot for anyone to try and keep up with newest titles.  Especially sense the pc versions of the same games are 20 bucks cheaper! That just wrong in my opinion. But the cherry on top of the mud pie sundae is it will have to always be connected to the internet.  I don't about you but I live on an island rain can knock my internet out. I don't want to pay 6 to 7 hundred bucks just so I can't play a game because Microsoft doesn't want me playing used games during thunderstorms.

 Yep that's right NO used games 70 bucks every time. The ps4 isn't doing it so... why is Microsoft shoot themselves in the foot? So when you buy the newest Call of Duty and you want to loan it to your buddy Tommy, Tommy is sure going to be pissed that he can't play it.



This may also harm Gamestop but with two other success systems like Sony's and Nintendo's I don't think they'll be worried.

I am a huge 360 fan, I defended it many. A time from the PlayStation Fanboys. I don't want to have all my loyalty and trust get thrown to the wind because they wanted micro-transactions in every game so they can give me half a game for 70 and buy the rest every time I beat a level. I am a little emotional about this.

Come May 21 we shall know all so buckle done. Hold on to you butts and hit that power switch cause it coming.

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Review: "Glee; Lights Out" (S. 4/ Ep. 20 2013) "Who Forgot To Pay The Electric Bill?"


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By: Jeff Lake
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Good day Honest Gleeks! It is time to turn up the power as the power went out on this episode of Glee, titled accurately Lights Out.



The episode begins with Will (Matthew Morrison) explaining that one of the rival schools' have been hiding a secret weapon and that McKinley's Glee club will have to bigger than their secret weapon to be able to beat them. About to begin a theme of epic songs, the power shuts down changing the theme and lesson of the week to unplugged. I love acoustic, unplugged, and raw emotion performances so this episode gave me high hopes at the beginning without disappointing.


To help with the power outage everyone in the school is given out flashlights so that classes are not canceled. Ryder's (Blake Jenner) crush plot continues through the darkened halls. Jake (Jacob Artist) questions why Ryder is still pursuing this girl after she has lied and stood him up several times now. Ryder hints to Jake that he told her something that he has not told anyone, something deeper than Ryder's dyslexia. Jake leaves Ryder to think after telling him he should consider opening up to the people who actually exist in his life.


The first performance of this song filled episode of Glee. Sam (Chord Overstreet) opens up a little explaining why he chose the song while sticking to his silly roots, but in summary: Sam kills this song. Ryder plays back up vocals to the song as the two cover You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, while Artie texts constantly to Sam's eventual dismay. Artie (Kevin McHale) takes his turn up to the stage but cannot bring himself to perform without the power or instruments behind him, slamming his head on the piano. Sam explodes on Artie and the rest of the club as how Sam's family being poor has always had to find ways to entertain his siblings and himself without power.



(You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, by The Righteous Brothers covered by Sam and Ryder)


Ryder covers Everybody Hurts by REM in honor of all the pain everyone has felt. This song was not done acoustically, but as the concept to unplug his feelings. Not sure if this was done intentionally but Ryder was apart of a performance of this song on the last season of The Glee Project. After dumping his feelings out in the song he tells his classmates what happened to him. He was molested by his female babysitter when he was younger, as some of the guys in the class think he was extremely lucky, the girls and Mr. Shuester stand by his distress.



(Everybody Hurts by REM covered by Ryder.)


I love when older characters get some character development. Artie has a brain blast as he finds a way to apologize to Sam. If they did a performance without instruments, but with buckets, trash, bottles, anything that is not an actual instrument. This is followed by the cast covering Queen's We Will Rock You which I found to be done amazingly.

 I know I am one of the rare few to find Glee's covers of Queen songs to be a nice change to the songs that are still overplayed on the radio. You can't top Queen but Glee covers do change up the song in a good way.



(The entire club covers We Will Rock You by Queen without any actual instruments.


Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) is back!

Kind of.

 She is now a personal trainer at 23 Hour Fitness where she intends on making housewives cry. Blaine (Darren Criss) admits to her that he only rejoined the Cheerios to destroy her, yet he does have something else to tell her. The Cheerios really need her, they are falling apart without her. Sue watches the Cheerios practice from afar while her and Becky have a talk about how horrible the new coach is to her. Sue tries to play it off strongly, but it is obvious she is going to cave and try to come back to coaching.

 Sue sings a cover of Little Girls from Annie which Jane Lynch will be starring in this summer on Broadway. A nice little cross advertising done by Glee which I thought was really cool.



(Jane Lynch has a rare moment to sing on Glee as she covers Little Girls from Annie.)


More old character development. In New York Santana (Naya Rivera), Kurt (Chris Colfer), and Rachael (Lea Michelle) work on a huge ballet performance with guest star Sarah Jessica Parker (seriously, I cannot see her as her character at all. I just see Sarah Jessica Parker. Not a good thing by the way). Santana admits to having wanted to be a ballerina, like all little girls (and Kurt) did when they were younger, softening her tough lesbian girl demeanor. The four of them cover At the Ballet from the musical The Chorus Line.



(The four sing At the Ballet)


The power returns to the halls. The kids all cheer. Becky is brought to the principal's office after getting in trouble with the new coach. She tells him that she had to get in trouble because she needed to talk to him about something. The scene ends here without us finding out what actually happened. Hopefully Sue will really be back.


Kitty opens up to Ryder after asking him out to dinner. She admits to him that she was also molested and that she understands what he went through. The bitch aura around Kitty is dropped completely from her which I thought was awesome. Kitty was too much like Quinn before her and I am glad to see differences between them now. After this scene Ryder is shown at the computer again talking to the unknown Katie. The two of them agree that this weird relationship they have works for them. After Katie goes offline for a few moments, Kitty shows up asking Ryder out again to which he declines. Ryder tells her that maybe after the Katie thing is figured out that Kitty and him can go out. To which she declines. The bitch aura goes back up due to Ryder's way of going about this. Perhaps I spoke too soon about Kitty's personality change.


With the power back on, the episode ends with one last song. Will tells them to sing one last song completely A cappella. The club sings a song I have been dying to hear them cover, The Longest Time originally sung by Billy Joel ending the episode.


(The Longest Time by Billy Joel closes the episode.)


Our Honest View gives, Glee; Lights Out S. 4/Ep. 20 a 8.0 out of 10.Plot and character development galore followed by tons of good music. The season is almost over, unfortunately hinting at how the season finale is going to go, but hopefully this journey will be worth the obvious ending that is coming. Hopefully the few hanging plot points like Ryder's crush will be revealed before the season is over. Until next week Gleeks, stay Wonder-ful.


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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Review: "Star Trek" (2013) "Where Most Games Have Gone Before."




By: Jared Collings
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You know, I don't expect much from a Star Trek game anymore. Especially one based on a movie.

Actually, I will give respect (not money cause I am poor), to any man who can name a good star trek game besides armada because that was awesome.

But this is good a little ruff around the edges with some it's fun. However this game probably would have been better as a movie to bridge the gap between the two movies.

Movie games tend to not do as well because the effort put into the movie isn't the same amount put into the game, there are of course a few exceptions but most of the time it's a flop. There should be a sacred divide between both movie and games, unless equal effort is put into both.

  The game however gets bonus points because the cast from the movie lent their voices. And even their faces, graphically it's not your Tomb Raider or Far Cry 3. But it has a gritty scifi feel to it, kind of like Mass Effect 1. The background can sometimes seem very splashy and glitchy as well, but the actors faces still maintain their realism.

The upgrade systems has some fun modifications for your gear for like your phaser and tricoder. (the pew pew sounds from the phaser are great). The thing to remember most games these days its coop, but in this it feels right some of the puzzles are vary run of the mill. This game should be played as a co op game seeing as they give you the option to be joined by online players or drop in from friends. This does make the game easier since you have to use commands to get your partner mine being Kirk to come over to me. This can be difficult in you venture to far away and are taking on a lot of foes.

The banter between Spock and Kirk is great it really makes you feel your in a Star Trek episode, even the sounds are vary authentic.  I haven't played with another treky but i hope it is as good an experience. The chemistry from Spock and Kirk isn't surprising in the movies seeing as they're polar opposites but the same on the inside, however it is in fact surprising in the game. They were able to compel the relationship between the two which may be the saving grace of the game! What's also cool about our heroes are they both have their own specials, Spock has the death grip and can mind share which is always a plus.


The campaign is good, varied in different types of gameplay, which keeps it from getting dull. Though the story is only about 6 and half hours.  There are even some cool ship sections where you have a kind of rail shooter.  It was nice I forgot how much I missed rail shooters. Which adds some great variety seeing as regular combat is dull. While you have options of weapons like all games these days, targeting can be VERY difficult and you could be shooting directly at a enemy and still not take them down! I don't know if this is all to blame with the glitchiness of the game or just overall flaw.  The game made me want to play time crisis all over again.

But there are even more issues that should probably be discussed though expected. The mouth movements were weird and when they said certain lines it looks really strange and just not up to par.

Though not surprising but no muiltiplayer was kind of a bummer. I would have loved to phaser it out with buddy's in death-match or even a horde mode would have been nice. Star Trek horde mode could have been the next new big thing! Horde modes exists in almost any shooting-ailen game.


Our Honest View gives Star Trek (2013) 4/10.  The game is a CO-OP game as we said before, a little more Mass Effect meets Gears of War except with good endings and people that are not hulks. Even plays like most Co Op games do like Brink or Resident Evil 5. I sense J.J Abrams has gone to the dark side I don't think we will be getting any more sequels to Star Trek as great as they are. But this game could give us a way to keep enjoying this Star Trek universe, which I for one am whole heartedly hoping for at the vary least.




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Replay Value: Moderately Low

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Review: "Pain & Gain" (2013) "Gained Nothing But A Pain In My Butt"


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Are you a "Doer"?
By: Gabriel Roderick

Or are you a "Don'ter"?

While the validity of the movie raises many questions so does the choice of making this movie. Can we blame Michael Bay for another movie?

I mean you trade explosions and robots for exploding tempers and fast cars. Yes like every Michael Bay film this has many cars!

Don't get me wrong there were many things I liked about this movie such as the timeline. This took place in the 90s a very different time then today. This was a time where steroids where still new to the public, no facebook or social media outlets and of course a different overall scene.

I like how sudden give aways let you know about the film. Such as the side effects of steroids, the cheesy cellphones and of course the idea of #69.

Very cool technique!

Another film technique of his I enjoyed was every "relevant" character had a narrative that overlapped what was currently happening, somethings with quick and fast paced flashbacks that further what the character says. Seeing is believing I guess.

I liked this because I'm sick of films where the main character gives you the info on each character. However seeing as this film has three major characters and HUGE supporting characters this gives everyone their own identity adding to the idea of the cluster of a mess this situation actually was.

The cast of the film was a good choice though! Three main events is always good, Rock, Walhberg and Mackie who play; Lugo, Doyle and Doorbal respectively. However something to many egos can be bad, I couldn't tell who was cracking or feeling under the pressure more because of having three main characters.

The Rock of course outshines everyone in the film, he not only sings, he has a dark side, a compassionate side and just a sick twisted side. Rock is definitely the most convincing being his character.

Though I do have to question the validity of the film, something this fun and action can all be used to enhance a murder story.

This is also a good point as well using these men because it puts the blame of all three characters together. They're the reason of this. It's their fault. You get that feeling.

There unfortunately was a lot of things I didn't like about the film.

For one was the run time, running over 2 hours long, this essential documentary becomes to unbearable. You can truly tell a story in under 2 hours haven't they seen 60 minutes. In the beginning of the film the narrative tells you this movie takes place from September of 1994 to June of 1995. Great and dandy but 2 hours?

The film doesn't even feel like there was that huge amount of time. Only thirty days of the initial kidnapping of Kershaw are recalled. The rest is just assumed until the arrest of the men on June of 1995.

I won't ruin the rest for you but this story does have a seeming happy ending OR I guess a resolution?

They're caught tried and put on death row, all but Rock who knows what he did was wrong and eventually comes back from the dark side (After visiting it several times) and eventually is released from jail.

I don't get Michael Bays' idea of this movie?

Was capturing the fun adventures and escapades of murders that amusing? A few times during the film you are reminded of the fact that this is a true story.

Great we understand this and the movie seems really simple! So are you saying that anyone can attempt this for the "American Dream". While we constantly reminded us this true facts are filled in with humorous scenes, there are parts that remind me of the movie Dodgeball. I don't see a real connection that was trying to be made here.

I'm not sure if the character Walhberg portrays is really liked this and crazy. However if he truly believes that the Godfather movies are true representation on how to make your own success and life the American Dream, he may have it all wrong. Lugo is a bad guy yes!

We get that but why would you make him seem so human, so humorous if he's really a murder and a manipulator?

Our Honest View gives Pain & Gain, 6.25/10. This is a typical Michael Bay film leaving lots of questions and a ridiculous run time. The only difference is he changes a few key features of films like explosions and robots. There are some positives with this film but it is plagued with the fact that it's a true story and it's conveyed in a humorous light.

+ The Rock
+ Narrative

-Run Time
-Michael Bay Director
-True Story

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Regal Cinemas Pull Iron Man 3 Marketing!


By: Gabriel Roderick
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The fight between Walt Disney Studios and movie theater chains over how to split revenue from ticket sales for the much-anticipated Iron Man 3 is turning into trouble. 


I personally don't understand why the fight seeing as the movie could and probably will gross over a billion dollars. It's freaking Iron Man were talking about.

This is the stepping stone between Avengers 1 and 2 and not only that the director Shane Black who is a fan of Nolan's Dark Knight series.

Those Batman films grossed millions to billions of dollars, it's a recipe for success. However a battle over ticket sales seem a little ridiculous.

Regal Entertainment who has over 7,000 screens in over 500 locations has removed all marketing for the movie, said a worker who asked not to be identified. They were told just to remove marketing and not told why at first but later were given a reason.

Fandango still shows cinemas playing the movie starting next Wednesday but there from theaters that aren't own by the three big players; Regal, AMC and Cinemark.

According to many sources and from trying to purchase tickets for the film Regal and AMC Entertainment decided to stop selling advance tickets claiming that Disney was seeking an even large take of the box office revenue at about 65% which is up almost 15% from the norm.

This seems pretty achievable though for Iron Man to help produce these funds. Still it's up in the arm for advance release and future release of this movie. I figured just China would be the only place boycotting the film, not the US. Kind of ironic seeming the overall tone of the film.

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Marvel's Moon Knight: A Epic Hero With NO Movie



By: Gabriel Roderick
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Jay from Gaming Society of America  has chosen Moon Knight as his favorite Marvel character to never HAVE a movie.

Many people probably don't know who Moon Knight is. Or should I say, Marc Spector a former heavyweight boxer.

On a trip to Egypt as a archeologist he digs up some interesting loot with some friends of his. A mercenary Raoul Bushman, kills Spector's friend Dr. Alraune and nearly kills Spector in a fight.

Some Egyptians take him to a tomb where he sees a vision of the god the moon god Khonshu who makes him a avatar in exchange of fighting crime. The statue of Khonshu that spoke to him has a silver cloak on it, which is what he bases his costume on.

He is essentially Batman, fighting crime due to the loss of loved ones, he even has a side kick named Midnight (real original).

His powers include;
  • Superb athlete
  • Master at martial arts and hand-to-hand combatant
  •  Resistance to some psychic assaults
  • Skilled acrobat, gymnast, and detective
  • Expert aviator and marksman
  • Possesses both traditional and sophisticated weaponry 
He has superhuman strength that fluctuates during the Lunar cycle giving him more strength! The cult of Khonshu gives him special weapons and even stronger armor to help him. His armor gives him double the power he normally possesses.

A funny story in one of the comics is, Moon Knight makes use of the armor at one point to leave his costume supporting a building while defending himself in his underwear.

Additionally, Moon Knight can 'suit up' by use of a remote control device which assembles the individual pieces of his armor onto his body, similar in fashion to Iron Man.

IGN is quoted saying, " that the Moon Knight is more or less the concept of what would happen if the Batman were to suffer a multiple personality disorder."
Spiderman even notes that he suffers from identity disorder from merging with the gods!

His story has been rebooted several times and becoming more and more dark each time, he even teamed with the Avengers in Secret Avengers. This group included; Steve Rogers, War Machine, Valkyrie, Beast, and  Nova.

Though no movie has even been announced for him, a tv show has been in the works for almost seven years now. Joh Cooksey writer of Rugrats and more was assigned to the job but nothing but scripts have been released thus far.

It's doubtful he'll ever have a movie or even a show, however you can play as Moon Knight in Marvel Ultimate Alliance across all platforms.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Review: "Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins" (2013) "SO Sequel's Can Be Better Than The Prequel."


By: Gabriel Roderick
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Nintendo first released the second part of the two game series, Lego City Undercover last month which was essential Grand Theft Lego, of course dulled down exponentially but still a great game in the Lego Series. This of course was a Wii U exclusive.


They send released this game, Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins which is a prequel to the earlier release. Unlike most prequel/sequel's this is released on a secondary system not even a predecessor.

There is a lot I like about Lego City and a lot that I don't which can be broken down to; the good, the bad and the ugly.

Shall we talk about the good?

This game has a lot going for it, it's the first open world lego game for 3DS and the first open world game on a handheld that works for me. I had a lot of problems with Monster Hunter 3 for the 3DS due to the vast open world they spent so much time on and forgot about graphics. This game follows the same scenario but they hold your hand through the open worldness making it much easier.

That leads a little into the ugly because since so much emphasis is put into the open world aspects that the game seriously lacks on detail in the graphics. Everything looks pixlated and not well developed. Much like Minecraft but without effort.

 I was a little bit more impressed with the 3D seeing as the game was so plain it added much more depth to it. The only problem is, the map is a flat 2D surface making it difficult to view both sometimes to find your location. Not all games on 3DS need to be in 3D, just saying.

Back to the good it's simplistic. Which is good seeing as the game is geared towards younger children like most Lego games are. Areas are marked out for you on the map and you know where you need to go. It's a nice game to pick up in your handheld and cruise around to different areas and find what you need.

It's simplicity is also it's downfall.

Yes you are a cop.

However if I am playing as a detective I want a challenge when finding my clues not having to follow the clues six feet in front of me and finding it. If it's a city you should have to EXPLORE the city to find what you need. Another bad thing about the simplicity is the fact that the game holds your hand through the entire game. Constantly tutorialing you on how to do things, and since most of the missions are repetitive this is kind of annoying.

Back to the good! The length of this game is something very surprising, this game holds about 30 hours of just story then not to mention being a competitionist would add major game time. I love the story as well. I feel like I'm playing Die Hard but "G" rated and of course this game has great cut scenes which is surprising as the graphics are not well done.


You are a master of disguise so you can constantly change your outfit for different missions. This can be fun and exciting seeing as different outfits have different abilities for missions.

Combat can also be exciting, you basically play like your Batman and counter each and every move of your opponents then lock them up. You don't even get to put the handcuffs on them. They put up on them and they disappear not really that exciting the billionth time, you find this repetitive thing can be a bad thing to older people.

I'm sure children love repetitive things however.

NOW the ugly. As I said the combat is repetitive, however the driving is real bad. In the other game you had more cars, better handling and a gorgeous road to drive on. In the 3DS version you have maybe about 10 different cars with the same amount of speed.

The variety is so bland, but the controls kill you. It's near impossible to drive correctly and of course with bad looking graphics this makes it even harder to drive. Once again I find myself saying children must love these games!

Our Honest View gives Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins 7.0/10. This game has all the right tools to have the best handheld lego game but doesn't utilize them. To children this is probably one of the best games, but to older people we except a little bit more. Maybe it wasn't Nintendo's wisest move to release the Wii U version first? Whatever the reason may be, it is what it is!


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Replay Value: Moderate

Similar Games:
Grand Theft Auto: ChinaTown Wars - M Rated


Lego City Undercover - E Rated













Better 3DS Games:

Fire Emblem Awakening - T Rated
















Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Preview: "Thor: The Dark World" (2013) "After The Avengers There Was Nothing But DARKNESS."

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By: Gabriel Roderick

2013 is bringing us some of the darkest films. Star Trek Into the Darkness, Iron Man 3 and now Thor the Dark World are promising us the edgy opposite sides of our favorite heroes.

We are seeing them fight their toughest opponents and not only that the dark sides of them. In the trailer the thing that caught my eye especially was Thor seemed like a veteran. He seemed like he's been through hell and back and lost of his goodness.

I like this idea to a point but I really don't want to see three hero movies with the same motif. That they must go to the dark side of the code in order to win.  Especially when you have Loki, he's essential the other side of the coin!

In the first film he was a likable guy. Funny, good looking and of course a tough badass. It may be to earlier to tell but maybe it's just him growing up? But he's starting to look a awful like his father.

My main concerns with the film was it was so hard making a villain in the first one and it was mostly dependent on Loki. Then of course LOKI is the villain of the Avengers film. Where do you go from there?

Is a sequel for our heroes necessary?

Where can they go from here by themselves? I truly and worried!

How will the events from Avengers carry over into the new film. We seem Tom Hiddleston in the end of the trailer and Thor needs his help? I'm somehow okay with this seeing as their team up in the beginning of the first film was my favorite part!

But this leaves me wondering, on their relationship, and now will they switch personalities per say?

Still something has to give in order to have Avengers 2. If it wasn't for Thor, Loki never would have destroyed New York City!

I'm worried about the villains though. Thor seems hard to match, frankly because he's a god. It's the same problem you have with Superman!

The Dark Elves will be the villains in the new film. So this film will be a dark version of Avengers except the team up will feature Asgardian's fighting elves? Can't we just watch Jack and the Giant Slayer?

Granted this is just a trailer, Marvel has a lot of convincing to get me on team Thor for another film. Especially when we have darker films like Star Trek and Iron Man. You can blame the Dark Knight for this one. The fact that good and evil are so well defined and what a man must to in order to win is just a good selling point.

Check out the trailer here if the other two links don't work. Thor: The Dark World hits theaters November 8th, 2013.